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with said account or tax bill, he shall publish such account or tax bill in
some newspaper of Montgomery county at the expense of the taxpayer,
and may, unless the same be paid within thirty days after the delivery
or publication of any account or tax bill, collect the same, with all costs,
by distress and sale of the real and personal property of the delinquent at
public auction, after giving at least ten days' notice of such sale published
in some Montgomery county newspaper or by printed or written handbills
posted in not less than three public places, and upon such sale of real
estate the president of the commissioners shall execute and deliver to the
purchaser or purchasers a deed of the property so sold, which deed shall
be presumptive evidence that all the requirements of law have been com-
plied with in making such sale and deed.

1904, ch. 680, sec. 18. 1912, ch. 790, sec. 43.

33. The bailiff shall make all collections required of him, and pay the
same to the clerk or treasurer within six months from the time the tax bill
is placed in his hands.

1904, ch. 680, sec. 19. 1912, ch. 790, sec. 44.

34. The bailiff shall attend the meetings of the commissioners and per-
form such duties as they may require of him; shall preserve the peace and
good order of the town, and for this purpose is invested with the same
power and authority as any constable has under the laws of this State.

1904, ch. 680, sec. 20. 1912, ch. 790, sec. 45.

35. The president shall preside at all meetings of the commissioners,
and shall have all the powers and authority of a justice of the peace in
any matter wherein the commissioners are a party, and shall receive the
same fees allowed justices of the peace in similar cases; and an appeal
from his judgment wherein the fine or demand exceeds five dollars may
be taken to the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, which shall hear
and determine the matter as upon appeals from justices of the peace.

1904, ch. 680, sec. 21. 1912, ch. 790, sec. 46.

36. The bailiff shall be paid the same fees for making distress for
taxes as are allowed county collectors; and for making arrests or serving
process for violations of any ordinance of the corporation, the same fees
as are allowed constables for similar services; and in any case wherein
the bailiff willfully fails to discharge any duties of his office he may be
fined not exceeding ten dollars for each offense.

1904, ch. 680, sec. 22. 1912, ch. 790, sec. 47.

37. Any fines, penalties or forfeitures imposed by this charter or by
any ordinance of the commissioners may be collected by proceedings in
the name of the commissioners or under warrant of a justice of the peace,
and the said president or justice of the peace shall have power to commit
the offender to the county jail on failure to pay such fines or forfeitures
until the same shall be paid, with costs.